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en'Super Oppressed PPL' Game Makes Fun of Political Correctnesshttp://gamepolitics.com/2014/11/06/super-oppressed-ppl-game-makes-fun-political-correctness
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<p>A game created by Evan Harasem called &quot;Super Oppressed PPL&quot; on Newgrounds delivers the narrative of the GamerGate movement on social media, by taking on the voice of &quot;social justice warriors&quot; in the name of forced &quot;inclusion.&quot; In the game you select characters based on race and gender, all while the game scolds you for not making the right choices (<i>a &quot;narrative&quot; the creator claims represents the &quot;social justice warriors&quot; of the world.</i>)</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2014/11/06/super-oppressed-ppl-game-makes-fun-political-correctness" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2014/11/06/super-oppressed-ppl-game-makes-fun-political-correctness#commentsConsider the SourceFunnyFunny (sort of)Parodyhttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/17583Thu, 06 Nov 2014 21:55:30 +0000james_fudge17583 at http://gamepolitics.comIntroducing 'Rob Ford: The Game'http://gamepolitics.com/2014/04/09/introducing-rob-ford-game
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<p>A new game making fun of Toronto mayor Rob Ford is finding some early success, according to its creators. The free flash game, &quot;Rob Ford: The Game&quot; drops a rotund Mayor Ford into a one-screen platformer made up of Canadian flags. The object of the game is fairly straightforward: collect power-ups like marijuana leaves, crack pipes, and bottles of booze, while avoiding journalists and the police.</p>
<p>The game also features sound bites from Ford, including the infamous comment he made about having oral sex with his wife.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2014/04/09/introducing-rob-ford-game" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2014/04/09/introducing-rob-ford-game#commentsCanadaDrugs & AlcoholFunny (sort of)ParodyPoliticians as Game Charactershttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/15991Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:38:21 +0000james_fudge15991 at http://gamepolitics.com'NotGTA5' Parody Game Launches, All Proceeds Go To Charityhttp://gamepolitics.com/2014/04/04/notgta5-parody-game-launches-all-proceeds-go-charity
<p>UK indie developer NotGames has launched a new game called NotGTAV, an extremely low-budget PC parody of Rockstar&#39;s popular open-world action adventure, set in the UK. The game lets you: harass sheep in rural Wales, raid a LIDL in Swindon and play as David Cameron in London running over liberals and public sector workers,&quot; according to <a href="http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-04-04-notgta5-parody-launches-today-all-profits-to-uk-charity">Eurogamer</a>.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2014/04/04/notgta5-parody-game-launches-all-proceeds-go-charity" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2014/04/04/notgta5-parody-game-launches-all-proceeds-go-charity#commentsGame Developers Doing GoodGame-related CharityParodyU.K.http://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/15956Fri, 04 Apr 2014 17:00:00 +0000james_fudge15956 at http://gamepolitics.comProtest Game Puts Russian President Vladimir Putin in Gay-Friendly Sochi Winter Olympics Competitionhttp://gamepolitics.com/2014/02/07/protest-game-puts-russian-president-vladimir-putin-gay-friendly-sochi-winter-olympics-com
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<p>Twenty-three-year-old Robin Ras, a Dutch game developer and owner of <a href="http://www. GamesOnly.com">GamesOnly.com</a>, has found a unique way of protesting Russian President Vladimir Putin&#39;s anti-gay policies. With the Winter Olympics in full swing at Sochi, Ras thought the best way to make a statement about the country&#39;s deplorable treatment of gays was to create a protest game.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2014/02/07/protest-game-puts-russian-president-vladimir-putin-gay-friendly-sochi-winter-olympics-com" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2014/02/07/protest-game-puts-russian-president-vladimir-putin-gay-friendly-sochi-winter-olympics-com#commentsFunnyLGBT IssuesParodyPC GamesPolitically-themed GamesPoliticians as Game CharactersProtestRussiahttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/15533Fri, 07 Feb 2014 21:14:46 +0000james_fudge15533 at http://gamepolitics.comSouth Park's Black Friday Finalehttp://gamepolitics.com/2013/12/05/south-parks-black-friday-finale
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<p>The final episode in the Black Friday/Game of Thrones/Xbox One v. PS4 South Park storyline aired last night on Comedy Central and it was as wild, funny, and gruesome as anyone could imagine. There&#39;s not a lot we can say about the episode here that won&#39;t spoil it for viewers, but we can say that the episode mixes some crazy anime, some outlandish Game of Thrones jokes, and a couple of executive cameos to make for a highly amusing episode.</p>
<p>We&#39;ll leave you with this quote from the episode:</p>
<p>&quot;I just want us to play Call of Duty on the right machine.&quot;</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2013/12/05/south-parks-black-friday-finale" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2013/12/05/south-parks-black-friday-finale#commentsFunnyParodyPS4TVXbox Onehttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/15076Thu, 05 Dec 2013 19:33:23 +0000james_fudge15076 at http://gamepolitics.comThe Onion Takes Aim at British Video Game Researchhttp://gamepolitics.com/2013/11/20/onion-takes-aim-british-video-game-research
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<p>An amusing edition of comedy site The Onion&#39;s &quot;American Voices&quot; gets some opinions from faux men and women on the street. In this edition they tackle a recent study by British researchers that concluded that playing video games even at an early age does not impact a child&#39;s behavior. The lede reads as follows:</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2013/11/20/onion-takes-aim-british-video-game-research" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2013/11/20/onion-takes-aim-british-video-game-research#commentsAdmittedly a StretchFunnyParodyVideo Game Researchhttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/14966Wed, 20 Nov 2013 18:22:18 +0000james_fudge14966 at http://gamepolitics.comDuck Hunt in Real Lifehttp://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/17/duck-hunt-real-life
<p>Virality Farms offers a live action reimagining of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System light gun game, Duck Hunt, complete with a crazy hunter, a smart assed dog, and a duck that can be pretty hard to hit. You can check out the video to your left. A few take-aways from the video:</p>
<p>- Never let your dog hold your gun while riding a four-wheeler.</p>
<p>- PETA might not like this video as both the duck and the dog are exploited and abused.</p>
<p>You can find more Virality farms videos <a href="http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_gHxboSFcx9KGTpx67ygsQ?feature=watch">here</a>.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/17/duck-hunt-real-life" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/17/duck-hunt-real-life#commentsFunny (sort of)Mildly EntertainingOld SchoolParodyVideoshttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/14708Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:00:00 +0000james_fudge14708 at http://gamepolitics.comPETA Parody Picks on Pikachuhttp://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/14/peta-parody-picks-pikachu
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<p>PETA is using the excitement of the recent release of Pok&eacute;mon X &amp; Y for the 3DS to promote a vegan lifestyle with a new Flash-based game that prominently features a bastardization of Pikachu and Ronald McDonald called Pok&eacute;mon: Red, White, and Blue (An Unofficial Parody).</p>
<p>The game has Pikachu attempting to uncover conspiracies about the fast food industry in the United States including how food for various chain restaurants in produced.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/14/peta-parody-picks-pikachu" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/14/peta-parody-picks-pikachu#commentsAdmittedly a StretchNintendoParodyPETAhttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/14684Mon, 14 Oct 2013 20:17:53 +0000james_fudge14684 at http://gamepolitics.com'Ellen Page Simulator 2014' Trailer Pokes Fun at Beyond: Two Souls Starhttp://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/09/ellen-page-simulator-2014-trailer-pokes-fun-beyond-two-souls-star
<p>What better way to end the day than to focus on a spoof of this week&#39;s new PlayStation 3 game Beyond: Two Souls. The game developed by Quantic Dream and starring Hollywood actors Willem Defoe and Ellen Page, offers a lot of choices but plays out like an interactive movie, according to some critics.</p>
<p>Well, the faux trailer for the (not) upcoming fake game, &quot;Ellen Page Simulator 2014,&quot; promises to let players shape the future Page by letting them make important life choices for her...</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/09/ellen-page-simulator-2014-trailer-pokes-fun-beyond-two-souls-star" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2013/10/09/ellen-page-simulator-2014-trailer-pokes-fun-beyond-two-souls-star#commentsFunnyParodyhttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/14654Wed, 09 Oct 2013 21:40:10 +0000james_fudge14654 at http://gamepolitics.comEdward Snowden Runs in Snowden Run 3Dhttp://gamepolitics.com/2013/07/29/edward-snowden-runs-snowden-run-3d
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<p>What do you get when you cross endless runner gameplay (think Temple Run) elements with an Edward Snowden escapade? You get an endless runner called <a href="http://mtsfreestyle.com/?page_id=54">Snowden Run 3D</a>. The third-person perspective runner was created by Michele Rocco Smeets, who wanted to create a game that highlighted (for the sake of comedy) Snowden&#39;s whistle-blowing activities, the NSA&#39;s PRISM and mobile phone surveillance programs and his final real-world destination in Russia.</p><p><a href="http://gamepolitics.com/2013/07/29/edward-snowden-runs-snowden-run-3d" target="_blank">read more</a></p>http://gamepolitics.com/2013/07/29/edward-snowden-runs-snowden-run-3d#commentsFunny (sort of)NSAParodySpyinghttp://gamepolitics.com/crss/node/14112Mon, 29 Jul 2013 22:57:16 +0000james_fudge14112 at http://gamepolitics.com